Dam collapses are among the most terrifying natural disasters, unleashing catastrophic destruction ... a hydroelectric dam in Laos left a trail of destruction and loss of life. From Chile to China, ...

In the first half of 2025, natural disasters inflicted significant losses in China, impacting over 23 million people and ...

Natural disasters across China in the first half of 2025 brought direct economic losses of 54.11 billion yuan ($7.55 billion) ...

In the first half of 2025, natural disasters in China led to 54.11 billion yuan in economic losses, 307 casualties or missing ...

Scholars and designers of early warning systems say that there are still huge gaps in our ability to predict flash floods and ...

We saw something similar when Hurricane Harvey dumped as much as 60 inches of rain on parts of Texas in 2017 and when Hurricane Helene devastated North Carolina last year—and co ...

Nepal’s mountainous terrain is vulnerable to flash floods. Disasters have gotten deadlier in recent years in part because of ...

Natural disasters across the country caused seven deaths and total direct economic losses of over 5.4 billion yuan ($780 million) last month, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.

Global insured losses from natural disaster events in Q1 2025 were preliminarily estimated to reach at least $53 bn, the highest Q1 insured losses since Q1 2011 ($81 bn), and marking the ...

Aon released its Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap for April 2025, providing analysis of natural disaster events worldwide during the first quarter. Economic losses reached at least $83bn (Q1 2024: $54bn), ...

Moving forward, China’s continued commitment to global resilience will be instrumental in mitigating the impact of future disasters and ensuring a safer, more prepared world for all.

The two bodies indicated in a joint statement that the direct economic losses caused by natural disasters in 2024 amounted to CNY 401.11 billion (about USD 55.8 billion).